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Producers at Manchester's Hope Mill Theatre are launching a new part-time musical theatre academy for performers in the North West. It will
A “radical” overhaul of the existing commercial and subsidised contracts for regional theatre is being called for to bring together pay and
Jonathan Bailey and Sheila Atim have joined the line-up for West End Christmas at Cadogan Hall. The event will take place at
A performance as part of the Pinter at the Pinter season was called to an abrupt halt after an actor injured herself
English National Opera is planning to use its safety curtain as a screen for projections that will advertise its forthcoming seasons. The
Bolton Octagon's Fiona Gibson has been appointed interim chief executive at the Liverpool Everyman and Playhouse, replacing Deborah Aydon. Gibson has most
West Side Story is to be reimagined at the Royal Exchange in Manchester, in a production the venue claims will be the
Theatre company Selladoor Worldwide has created a development arm dedicated to new writing, which will launch with a West End showcase later
Equity president Maureen Beattie has called for more women in theatre leadership roles, claiming this is the only way to break “the
Dancers from Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures will take up residency at a school in north-east London as part of the first ever
A ‘game-changing’ scheme that will provide workers in the performing arts with access to last-minute childcare is launching in 2019. The initiative
Still at university, with no formal musical theatre training, all Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss had was an hour-long slot at the
Among the nominees for this year’s Evening Standard Theatre Awards are actors Carey Mulligan, Sophie Okonedo and Ian McKellen and directors Stephen
Cassie Kinoshi has been named the next Cameron Mackintosh resident composer, as the scheme is rolled out in Scotland for the first
Kneehigh associate artist Carl Grose has been made deputy artistic director of the theatre company. The role is a newly created one,
Stage managers are facing "unstable" working conditions over the pantomime season that threaten their futures in the industry, the body that represents
Historian and presenter Mary Beard has apologised for referring to actors used in historical reconstructions within TV documentaries as "B-list". Beard said
This week, campaigning body Parents and Carers in Performing Arts released findings of a report into the challenges faced by people with
The Stage Awards 2019 will be held at the Bridge Theatre in London for the first time. The Bridge, run by Nicholas
Bristol Old Vic has appointed marketing chief Sally Cordwell as its interim executive director. She joins the theatre in November, replacing Emma
Judi Dench is to join the cast for the screen adaptation of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s cats, playing the part of Old Deuternonomy.
A landmark study has laid bare the challenges facing people with caring responsibilities in the preforming arts. The research reveals people with
Curve in Leicester is to add 67 seats to its main auditorium in a bid to increase revenue, its second expansion since
Renowned voice coach Cicely Berry has died at the age of 92. Berry joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1969, becoming head
London's Empire Cinema, which started life as the Carlton Theatre and recently hosted the West End run of Brief Encounter, has been
